Iowa State honored Bill Fennelly for winning his 600th game as the Cyclones’ head women’s basketball coach before Wednesday’s matchup with No. 24 West Virginia. But what his young ISU team did to conjure up win No. 601 stole the show.
The first weekend of wrestling tournaments in 2024 gave the Pinning Combination podcast plenty to discuss this week, from the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls to high school action returning around the state.
Iowa State freshman Milan Momcilovic swished a fadeaway jumper in the final minute — and Hilton Coliseum erupted Tuesday night as the Cyclones eventually toppled Houston, the nation’s lone remaining unbeaten team, 57-53, before an officially sold-out crowd of 14,267
There’s a wall at the Iowa State women’s basketball practice facility dedicated to several former Cyclones who made the WNBA. And someday, versatile freshman forward Addy Brown could be on it.
Wartburg captured its 13th title, while Coe and Upper Iowa rebounded after opening-round losses at the NWCA Multi-Divisional Dual Championships at the UNI-Dome. Life University got a title sweep. Iowa State swept out west, UNI got its 800th dual win and the Alburnett boys and Decorah girls impressed during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
If there’s one thing Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has learned about life in the Big 12, it’s that every team will find itself with a seemingly faint pulse at least once during the conference season, making tumult a day-to-day feature with no relief in sight.
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Iowa State went on a 7-0 run to take its first lead, at 56-55, with 4:47 left, but No. 11 Oklahoma responded with a 7-0 flourish of its own and eventually pulled away for a 71-63 win at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
Iowa State freshman forward Milan Momcilovic acknowledges one flaw in his otherwise wide-ranging, shot-making repertoire. He’s simply not shooting enough.
Hannah Belanger finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc while scoring the 2,000th point of her career. Her outburst helped Iowa State outscore Kansas by 11 points in what proved to be a decisive third quarter that came on the heels of a shaky first half.
Iowa State freshman Arianna Jackson doubled her previous career-high in points while quadrupling her single-game benchmark in made 3-pointers Sunday against Oklahoma State. She already had established herself as a skilled defender and facilitator at this level, but she proved she could score at a high level, as well.
The Iowa State men’s basketball team closed its nonconference slate with a sloppy, 85-70, win over New Hampshire behind Keshon Gilbert’s triple double.
Ogden column: Iowa women’s basketball ruled this year and that story continues into today and beyond.
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